Carlos Sainz #55
Started 7th
Finished DNF (27 laps – loose wheel)
Fastest lap 1m25.637s on lap 10 (+3.858s, 19th)
Pit-stops 1, lap 27 [Soft/Medium]
“It’s a shame to end the day that way. We obviously need to analyse what we could’ve done better in the pit-stop as a whole team, but honestly, this year the pit-stops have been great; our guys have been doing an outstanding job on the pit-wall and in the pit-box, so nothing to be concerned about. Heads up high.
“We’ve lost a potential P6, but we’ve gained a lot more this year with good strategies and good pit-stops. Let’s analyse and come back stronger.”
Lando Norris #4
Started 16th (due to PU penalties)
Finished 10th
Fastest lap 1m24.044s on lap 52 (+2.265s, 11th)
Pit-stops 1, lap 23 [Medium/Hard] (2.68s)
“A decent race and a point is alright considering where I started, but you always want a little bit more. We got a bit unlucky: we boxed, we had the undercut on Perez, but then the Virtual Safety Car came out and he got a bit lucky to stay ahead and went on to finish in P7.
“I’m not suggesting we definitely would’ve finished there, because I think they still had better pace than us, but we could’ve finished better without the VSC. In the end, I didn’t think we had all the pace but we hung on, managed to finish the race and got a point – which was a good thing after last weekend in Belgium.”